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Originally Posted by scorpiosis37
Another reason it was so upsetting was because (as happens every year, and I remind him every year)-- X store only takes returns if the purchaser goes, in person, with their ID, credit card, and receipt within 7 days of purchase. This means I cannot return the gift myself. And, since my dad lives in a different state, this requires that I fed-ex him the gift back, and beg him to return it for me, which upsets him. Because of the extremely high monetary value of the gift, it's not logical to keep it to collect dust in the closet. That would make my dad even more upset. So, I spent $70 of my own money--and 2 hours waiting in the line at the post office on my birthday-- fed-exing the gift back to him, c/o his secretary who promised to remind him to return it. This is what has happened every year, for the last 10 years.
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But this is the part you have control over. You don't have to stand in line at the post office on your birthday to send present back to your dad. You don't have to tell him you have placed the present in your closet or given it to goodwill or re-gifted it, or whatever. This part you could do differently. It won't make your dad a different person, but it is something you can do differently.